LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 16, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1131  by Madla (relating to advanced practice nurses
               and physician assistants; providing penalties), Committee
               Report 2nd House, as amended
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   515   Board of Pharmacy, 507   Board of Nurse
                   Examiners, 503   Board of Medical Examiners, 501
                   Department of Health, 454   Department of Insurance,
                   655   Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
                   Retardation
LBB Staff:         JK, TH, TP